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Description: | Fragment of Late Saxon copper alloy harness link, worn and corroded asymmetrical openwork triangular central plate with a trilobite terminal at the apex, the other end (or base) is a short and broad trefoil. There are breaks on both sides at the springing of the missing opposed bars. The face of the plate has traces of traces of engraved lines bordering four perforations. Much of the surface is purplish in colour, so characteristic of much Late Saxon (Anglo Scandinavian) metalwork. Length 35mm. Surviving width 25.5mm. Thickness of plate 3mm. A very similar example was found in Somerton, Norfolk (NHER 36640, NMS-487084). Cf. Williams (2007) fig 6e. 11th century.
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